Hermes Desktop - The Hermes desktop client launched by Nous Research

What is Hermes Desktop

Hermes Desktop is the official Hermes desktop client launched by Nous Research, supporting macOS, Windows, and Linux. The tool features core capabilities such as persistent memory, task scheduling, sub-agent delegation, web browsing, multimodal reasoning, and isolated sandboxes. It can run directly in a local desktop environment, completely eliminating the terminal command line and significantly lowering the barrier to entry for ordinary users.

Main features of Hermes Desktop

• Cross-platform conversational interaction: Supports creating new sessions, history management, pinning sessions, and search. The left menu bar aggregates core functions, while the right side is the conversation area.
• Skills and tools management: Built-in Skills & Tools panel, which can load and manage various extension tools and automation skills.
• Messaging and artifacts management: Supports Messaging for sending and receiving messages and Artifacts for viewing and editing file/code artifacts.
• Multi-gateway access: Unified access to platforms such as Telegram, Discord, Slack, WhatsApp, Signal, email, and CLI, with memory in one place synchronized everywhere.
• Persistent memory: Automatically learns project context, generates skill memory, and remembers problem-solving methods over the long term.
• Natural language scheduling: Set scheduled reports, backups, and briefing tasks in natural language, running unattended through the gateway.
• Sub-agent delegation: Create isolated sub-agents with independent conversations, terminals, and Python RPC scripts, enabling zero-context-cost pipelines.

How to use Hermes Desktop

• Download and install: Visit the Hermes Desktop official website https://hermes-agent.nousresearch.com/desktop，选择对应系统（macOS 12+/Windows 10/11/Linux) to download the installation package.
• Automatic build: The installer automatically completes an 11-step build process including system detection, downloading the Agent, creating a Python virtual environment, installing dependencies, and configuring the gateway.
• Configure keys: Configure the API Key and model parameters (such as DeepSeek V4 Pro) in settings.
• Start a conversation: After opening the app, enter a task or paste a file path in the conversation area, and the Agent can begin execution.
• Manage sessions: The left menu can switch sessions, manage skills, and view history.

Core advantages of Hermes Desktop

• Official native desktop client: Say goodbye to terminal commands, with a graphical interface that lowers the barrier to use.
• Self-repair capability: When installation errors occur, logs can be handed to the Hermes Agent to automatically diagnose and fix permission or leftover directory issues.
• Memory in one place, synchronized everywhere: Unified memory across platforms, maintaining consistent context on any connected endpoint such as Telegram or Discord.
• Local-first + cloud hybrid: Supports local operation and remote backends, balancing privacy and compute needs.

Comparison of Hermes Desktop with similar competing products

Hermes Desktop use cases

• Local development assistance: Perform code debugging, PR review, testing, and diff analysis directly on the desktop without switching to a terminal.
• Cross-platform intelligent customer service: Unified access to channels such as Telegram, Discord, Slack, and WhatsApp to provide consistent intelligent reply services.
• Scheduled automated operations: Set scheduled tasks through natural language to automatically perform data backup, report generation, and system inspections.
• Secure sandbox experiments: Run untrusted code or crawlers in isolated backends such as Docker, SSH, or Modal to ensure host security.
• Multi-agent collaboration: The main agent breaks down complex tasks and delegates isolated sub-agents to execute data analysis, research, or content creation in parallel.